Margaritaville is coming to Atlantic City. The Margaritaville project, slated for Resorts, could be open as early as May, 2013. Governor Chris Christie, Senate President Steven Sweeney, Resorts executive Aaron Gomes and Jimmy Buffett were on hand to announce the project.

The Margaritaville complex will feature a casino, a year-round beach bar complex, a restaurant, Five O’ clock Somewhere Bar, retail stores, Landshark Bar and Grill, and the first-ever coffee shop among all of the Margaritaville properties. The Resorts facade will be re-themed with the Margaritaville brand.

There are Margaritaville casinos in Las Vegas and Biloxi, Miss., according to the company website, and 14 Margaritaville cafes all over the country, including the closest location at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. But Buffett hopes the draw of the ocean, something the Connecticut location does not have, will draw scores of Parrotheads to Atlantic City for the entire Buffet experience.